Brooder



C. KOHL.

BROODER.

APPLICATION man APR. 23. 1918.

1,303,804. Patented May '13, 1919.

gwue'ntoz 'rI-rs Nomi/s pnsns co.. Pmmulmov wl'mmcmu, a. c.

CHARLES KOHL, OF SHEBOYGAN', WISCONSIN.

BROODER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

Application filed April 23, 1918. Serial No. 230,341.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES KoHL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brooders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in brooders and it is the principal object of'the invention to provide an improved heating and ventilating means for brooders whereby the several compartments thereof can be maintained at the proper temperatures and as a consequence, insure proper husbanding of the chicks therein.

Another and equally important object of the invention is to provide the brooder with means for utilizing the waste products of combustion for heating the flooring ofthe brooding chamber, thus, effecting a material saving of fuel and lending to the efliciency of the construction.

Another important characteristic of the invention resides in the provision of a novel form of ventilator which is arranged in a manner such as will allow the same to communicate with either the brooding or scratching chambers of the brooder, as desired.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and the manner of its application may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying illustrative drawings and in the detailed following description based thereon set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the improved brooder,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section therethrough, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail in section of the novel ventilator.

Having more particular reference to the drawin s, in connection with which like reference c aracters will designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the housing of the brooder in its entirety, the same having the upper portion thereof inclined and partly covered by a suitable roofing, while a sash 2 is hinged to the upper portion of the same adjacent the opening in one side of the roofing as at 3 and obviously is adapted to close the same and yet admit suficient light to the brooder. A removable closure 4: is arranged over the opening in the remaining upper side of the housing and is so constructed as to afiord an airtight jointure between the same.

A flooring 5 is arranged in the bottom of the housing 1 and as will be noted, has extending across the intermediate portion thereof an inclined runway 6, the said runway communicating with the brooding and scratching chambers 7 and 8 of the brooder.

As will be noted, the brooding chamber 7 is provided with a double walled flooring 9 having openings 10 formed therein and waysformed by diagonally extending parallel strips 11 communicating with said openings, which strips as will be noted, are arranged between the several walls of said flooring 9 and serve as means for conducting heat to all portions of the same, thereby insuring proper heating. Vent openings 12 are formed in the sides of the housing 1 at points adjacent the flooring 9 and as will be readily understood, serve as means for promoting the circulation of the heated air between the several walls thereof.

. Arranged upon the flooring 9 directly over the openings 10 is a tank 13 provided with a suitable filling opening 14 whereby water or other suitable fluid may be arranged therein; the lower portion or bottom of the tank being formed conical as at 15 to aflord a greater heated area and for also causing the waste products of combustion to be deflected therefrom into the space occurring between the double walls of the flooring 9.

Extending through a portion of the roofing of the brooder is a ventilating pipe 16, the upper end thereof having a cowl 17 adjustably arranged therein, while the lower end is flanged as at 18 in order that an anularly disposed secondary vent pipe 19 can e rotatably secured thereto, said pipe being also provided with an annular flange upon its adjacent end which as will be noted, is received over the flanged portion 18. By so mounting the ventilating pipe 19, communication. between the same and either of the chambers 7 or 8 of the brooder may be established at will by a user.

To divide the brooding chamber 7 and the scratching chamber 8, I preferably hang from the top of the housing a heavy fabric curtain 20, the lower marginal portion thereof being arranged-in spaced i-relatiop the the flooring 5 and 9 is aiheatingzlamp fll the same of course being placed therein by way of a suitable opening formed in one portion of the housing and provided with a door, not shown. 7

From the foregoing it will be understood by those skilled in the art that I have provid d an e ceed n ly imel a reflie e del-eeh trheti n th sam hy-rel s 0f the plurality of compartments ajifording a b e ng chambe th etehin'g hambe the johicks therein. Since the flo,oring 9 is spaced fro n'themain flooring 5, the same when h'eatedby the waste products of combustion Circulating tlierebeneath will afiord sutficient warmth for the chickens andefiiien' l hueb h h eeme- F the he h hee i ltamp .2 is lighte v h tan 13 and the water \-.tl 1erein will be heated, and the rad at eu fieient heat t m nt n the chambers inthe brooder at proper temperatu es; i be ng un erte tha th Wa t products of combustion from the heating nep' are ire t d y ay e he str p 11 int zthe. epee e urrihghe we th s ve Wel th fleeting Th crat hin eh mhe h breeder o eeu e w l h memte' nedta eempem hre lower than the .temn ethr e t breedin m e t beingrendered possible due to the provision o he eh tein' Z enQIhea Ien he se da y ven ilatin -Pipe 1.9- By r n thep pe 19 to communicate withthe broode figvi set t e; pgtentmgyi ,ehta ed .191

ingchamber 7f, the same'lvwill of eourj'se' then act to ventilate the same, while should the pipe 19 be turned to communicate with the chamber -8, asuitable opening 20 being forrned in the curtain 20, it will thenserve to ventilate this particular chamber. By

adjusting the cowl 17 with relation to the upper end of the ventilating pipe ,lfi, the pdraft therethrough may be controlled to the desired extent.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capab of eene ele a l modifi a a she m difieegtih (a is withi he eeqp o my clain pllhonsider within the spirit of hy -ii. Y .11;iQn-- I .eleim:

In e b eed p ur li y of chambe therein, ane .ef s id ch m er ha ng 'a Secn a yl d le Wall d (flo r n here n 1 p- .p ted neixe a ion to t lma ru fiqe in got the same, parallel strips arranged betw en the wa Qfsaid e on ry fl'ee g to prerid .wey there i ways pe m ieet ng w th e t .ep ine t i e adjacent portions of the breeder, portions vof the e eQnderY r g a ing epe n fenmed herein, he ting mean 'pee ti ne b l th eerih di een id ope i gsta ,fiuid containing tank arranged on the sec- Qn hi y 'flqe ih .eheve Said vepeh lige, an

.renti e ir g .mean int media e th i d wallsof the broo dercapableoidireetly conimunie ting wi e th -o sa d hambe In teetimeny .Where f I ah my gnatur oHARLEs ,KOHL.

herew- 1 e e eee meeeseei th eiee seiee e fe ehte ,-1 Vgg 11; gton,n.e; 

